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GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gunboat diplomacy mean? 

GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY (noun)
  The noun GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY has 1 sense:

1. diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectivesplay

  Familiarity information: GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

gunboat diplomacy; power politics

Hypernyms ("gunboat diplomacy" is a kind of...):

diplomacy; diplomatic negotiations (negotiation between nations)


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